Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Reports are Watt will wear a brace to limit his arm motion. As we saw, Gronkowski misused his brace as a weapon and assaulted Tre' White vs Steelers, we all saw Watt's brother punch Josh (not the ball - Josh) hard Is there a pathway for the Bills to raise a concern with the league and with the officials that they be on the watch for and prevent misuse of the brace as a weapon? 2 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 If a player wants to hurt someone then they can easily do it without a brace. Non issue for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Hasn't he been wearing an arm brace for a long while? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Gronk's was an elbow brace. Watt's is a shoulder harness. Very little exposed to use as a weapon. Not a real concern. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Reports are Watt will wear a brace to limit his arm motion. As we saw, Gronkowski misused his brace as a weapon and assaulted Tre' White vs Steelers, we all saw Watt's brother punch Josh (not the ball - Josh) hard Is there a pathway for the Bills to raise a concern with the league and with the officials that they be on the watch for and prevent misuse of the brace as a weapon? My wife graduated with Gronk at U of AZ. (She’s considerably younger than I am). She said he was always the guy at the keg; the “keg master.” She thinks he’s hilarious. She loved watching him play. I’m much less concerned about the fact that my wife may have slept with Gronk than I am about the need for a Bills player to rip JJ Watts pec back out of its normal spot on the first play tomorrow. 1 24 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Bangarang said: If a player wants to hurt someone then they can easily do it without a brace. Non issue for me. You mean it is better to be hit with brass knuckles versus bare knuckles? I can’t say I agree with you on this one. Those braces can be weapons and Gronk used his like one- very dangerous. Edited January 4, 2020 by billsfan_34 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I hope Cody Ford and Nseke target JJ Watts pectoral injury. Even a TE nail him on a chip. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Reports are Watt will wear a brace to limit his arm motion. As we saw, Gronkowski misused his brace as a weapon and assaulted Tre' White vs Steelers, we all saw Watt's brother punch Josh (not the ball - Josh) hard Is there a pathway for the Bills to raise a concern with the league and with the officials that they be on the watch for and prevent misuse of the brace as a weapon? This sounds like premature whining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) Seriously, why would a team or the league let a player play if he has to have a big brace on. Not only does it risk further injury to him but to other players as well. I get the mportance of a playoff game, but it just seems like if you need a huge brace/cast on ou shouldnt be playing. *exceptions for knee braces as they can't really be used to hit people with and I would have all O linemen in knee braces just for cautionary reasons. Edited January 4, 2020 by Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I genuinely dislike it when Gronk gets remembered like this fun frat boy baller. Total thug, who could have really hurt Tre w/ that move. And all because he was so frustrated w/ a jersey pull, up by 3 scores w/ 5 minutes to go in a game. Never forget. I don't care how goofy he is now on TV. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) I'm concerned about the helmets, I think they should go back to leather. Edited January 4, 2020 by without a drought 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Watt's not a lowlife like the cretin is. 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 25 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Reports are Watt will wear a brace to limit his arm motion. As we saw, Gronkowski misused his brace as a weapon and assaulted Tre' White vs Steelers, we all saw Watt's brother punch Josh (not the ball - Josh) hard Is there a pathway for the Bills to raise a concern with the league and with the officials that they be on the watch for and prevent misuse of the brace as a weapon? Im not too concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said: You mean it is better to be hit with brass knuckles versus bare knuckles? That’s precisely what I mean ? Quote I can’t say I agree with you on this one. Those braces can be weapons and Gronk used his like one- very dangerous. What exactly do you disagree with? Do you want to ban all braces? A player went after another with a helmet, should we ban those too? Edited January 4, 2020 by Bangarang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Never understood why the league allows a brace at all. Anything further than a buttery soft brace should not be allowed. The stretchy, fabric knee braces that some people use, perfectly fine. Reinforced plastic brace, absolutely not. This isn’t the bionic league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Just now, Bangarang said: That’s precisely what I mean ? What exactly do you disagree with? Do you want to ban all braces? A player went after another with a helmet, should we ban those too? Vontase Burfict hurt a lot of guys and did it without a brace. The helmet thing was nuts and a total anomaly. I am merely saying refs need to pay closer attention and enforce if a player uses the brace in wrongful manner. The first part I think you missed my point- oh well- Go Bills ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I’m very concerned about his health and well being, so I hope it TOTALLY restricts his movement (for his safety, of course) and weighs as much as a school bus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Is JJ Watt's brace steel plate reinforced, like Gronk's was? If not, no worries. If so, I don't think JJ is the type of player that would hurt others with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsbackto81 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 49 minutes ago, Doc said: Watt's not a lowlife like the cretin is. Agree. He may be a " look at me" type athlete but he's also a decent dude and community hero. Remember Hurricane Harvey? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNICE Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Let me get this right, you are concerned about JJ watt and a brace because Gronk is a moron and actions of his brother? Seems like a stretch. let’s just keep focus on winning and not whining. Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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